The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-04-29
From our regular correspondsnt
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAausNarON n a. nril 21 iQe7


OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsHINeroN. ID. C., April 2l. 1857.
The ommissioners OF the District OF
Columbia have done all In their power
10 make Sunday "biue" IN Washington.
They have reaurrected the old "cIosing
laws" which have long mouldered In
the statute hook, and are rigidly enforce
Ing them. Not onlv saloons, but every
sort OF 81 establishment where trade IL
carried on for profit, except apothecary
shops and undertaking establishments,
|are TO be tightly closed.
Gu the drst Sunday crowds Of thirsty
|mea were sccn leaving the dry" city
and going IN che direction Of the taverns
lon che country roada In the vicinity.
Long before dark the suburban bars
lwere ''ciosed," not because II was SUM-
day, bait becswse their supply Of liquids
was exhausted. There Was no deficiency
THE second Sunday at these places. Du-
ring the week beer wagons ami grocery
!leams from the city stocked ell the coun-
TRY hotels, taverns and road-houses"
with liQuor sufIlcient to supply the ex-
|pected demand.
A close observer Of The dietetlc habits
|of the Cabinet has discovered, and given
Ito the world the result Of his researches.
that the only total abstainer who sits II
Mr.. Cieveland's Council Board Is At
|toruey General Garland. He also dis
covered that Secretary Whitney's liquor
bills were very large. owing 10 his liberal
II anything were needed,
however. 10 demonstrate the leaning Of
the President towards The temperance
cause, Il IL only necessary TO point TO the
recent example act In this respect BY The
mistress Of the White House, who, with
o1t the least trace Of taWatjcism or intOl.
eraOce, occupies the position that the
drinking Of Intoxicating liquors IL neith-
Ter proper thing to do nor 10 encour-
age. II will BE- remembered that when
at the Diplomstic State dinner The cus-
tomary seven Or eight wines were served,
as usual, to the guests, Mrs. Cleveland
took water.
Mrs. Cleveiaad's interesting person-
ality continues to AFFORD 0uc6 naeerjal
Tor the gossips and the press. Her most
trivial sayings and doings, and many
things which she has never said or done,
are constantly printed. She IL now en-
joying { season Of quiet retirement and
'sst at the Presidents country place,
Oak View" and hae not been 10 the
White House for fortnight.
The novel proposition has becn made
that all the ladies who have presided as
hostess ef the Executive Mansion make
arrangements for meeting aud recep-
lion In Washington. All the former
Presidents have passed away, hut there
are still living eleven ladies' who have
occupied tiie position OF first lady Of the
land. These are Tie widows OF Prrsi-
dent Tyler and Mrs. Sempia. her step
daughter. new an inmate Of the Louise
Home in this city, who, during the Pc
ri0d between her own mothers death
and the second marriage ~ her father.
was the head Of HE household q the
White House. Then there are the Wild
nv Of President Polk, aud Mrs. Johmson,
The niece OF President Buchanan, who
was for four years the Mistress or the
Mrs. Patterson. the dau2 2hferl
Of President johnson Mrs. Grant, who
had the position for eight years; Mrs.
Hayes. who had II for four; Mss. Gar.
field. Who had it only six months; Mira.
the late President Arthur's
sister. who was lady Of the White House
during part of each Of the shree years Of
his term; Miss Rose Cleveland, VITO
rcigned fifteen months, and lastly, the,
young wife Of the President.
When, last evening, General George
Sheridan. repeated by request, his lec-
lure on "The Modern Pagan" which was.
by the way "a attack and rcfntation 81
he WAS introduced 10 the
audience BY the Lisatenant General Of
The Army. They are friends and ad-
mirers Of each other but are not reIa-
lives. Tho lecturer says be 10 constant
" asked what relation be ID 10 General
"Phil." He answered The question hu-
once. IN : political speech.
$50 that there can bo no possible misun-l
said be, I will state that q
nm neither hlo father, nor his brother, |
nor his cousin. NOR bic uncle, nor bic
wife's asnt's sisters mothcr-in.lsw. Iul
lact, be We no possible relation or theI
The great soldier.
General George" - be 10 called byI
HE fr;ends, owes bic title Of General e.
having once been Adjutant- General Of
Louisiana. He wss elected to the Forty
third Congress from that State, but HE
election was contested BY Ex-Governor
and be was not awarded his
aeat until the closing hours Of The last!
day of the last session, just IN time to
draw his pay for tWO years service, mile
aye, end expenses Of contest, amounting
ID al % about fourteen thousand dol
lsrs.
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